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will boehner move on this? >> it is just shocking that some members of his conference after this tragedy in newtown they say, well, what we need to do is arm kindergarten teachers and have shootouts in elementary schools. i'm sorry to tell you that i don't see many republicans moving towards common sense even in the aftermath of this tragedy. i do hear many democrats, quite honestly even at yesterday's democratic caucus, some democrats who have been regarded as historic supporters of the nra speaking up and saying we have got to figure this out. there are common-sense things we can do. we'll have solutions. the president will put those solutions on the table before congress in january and we need to act. we keep seeing these horrors play out and we say that they are teachable moments and then we forget the lesson until the next horror. we can't let this happen again. >> eliot: well said, and let's hope there is uniformity in that on capitol hill. >> i hope so. >> eliot: always a joy to have you on the show, tha
will boehner move on this? >> it is just shocking that some members of his conference after this tragedy in newtown they say, well, what we need to do is arm kindergarten teachers and have shootouts in elementary schools. i'm sorry to tell you that i don't see many republicans moving towards common sense even in the aftermath of this tragedy. i do hear many democrats, quite honestly even at yesterday's democratic caucus, some democrats who have been regarded as historic supporters of the...
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i think speaker boehner's gained some credibility with his own party. flashback to the payroll chasm cut episode a year ago when he urged his colleagues, this time a year ago. we better extend. his guys said no and of course they were right back here in january, having to agree with the president which is why i also think right now boehner's real sort of view is probably closercloser than he would say. >> eliot: maybe the best thing for boehner is that allen west lost. >> when you have very vocal members lose it sends a message. >> eliot: a man who helped create and define reaganomics but now has serious thoughts. next. [ piano plays ] troy polamalu's going deeper. ♪ ♪ and so is head & shoulders deep clean. [ male announcer ] with 7 benefits it goes deep to remove grease, gunk and flakes. deep. like me. [ male announcer ] head & shoulders deep clean for men. ♪ ♪ at cepacol we've heard people are going to extremes to relieve their sore throats. oh, okay, you don't need to do that. but i don't want any more of the usual lozenges and i want new coo
i think speaker boehner's gained some credibility with his own party. flashback to the payroll chasm cut episode a year ago when he urged his colleagues, this time a year ago. we better extend. his guys said no and of course they were right back here in january, having to agree with the president which is why i also think right now boehner's real sort of view is probably closercloser than he would say. >> eliot: maybe the best thing for boehner is that allen west lost. >> when you...
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now speaker boehner should come forward. the speaker said we should do this in a transparent way, open this all to the public. mr. speaker, let's see your revenue tax plan, because so far it's not clear to me exactly what he is proposing. i don't know if is simply saying what republicans have said in the past that some how if you reduce rates on high income earners you're going to magical growth that pays for itself and doesn't increase the deficit. but we know that's not true. he needs to come forward and be as transparent as he said we all should be. what is his plan? >> eliot: that's the pressure that needs to be brought to bear on john boehner. the president could say okay, mr. speaker, you don't want to raise the marginal rate. here's the five loopholes that we're going to close that will get us the revenue we need, and the first one is the capital gains rate. we'll eliminate the different actual that is one essential piece. is that what you want to do? i would like to see boehner smoked out of the ambiguity that he has
now speaker boehner should come forward. the speaker said we should do this in a transparent way, open this all to the public. mr. speaker, let's see your revenue tax plan, because so far it's not clear to me exactly what he is proposing. i don't know if is simply saying what republicans have said in the past that some how if you reduce rates on high income earners you're going to magical growth that pays for itself and doesn't increase the deficit. but we know that's not true. he needs to come...
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what is john boehner's plan. i don't know what he's asking us for. >> yeah, i didn't realize what exactly he was saying. i talked to three or four different people about it, and i heard three or four different interpretations. the republicans in congress, the leaders, boehner is very nervous about whether he's going to maintain his speakership. mitch mcconnell is very nervous about how the senate is going to react to the new situation on capitol hill. it's going to take some time for this to play out. it's just going--it's not going to happen quickly. and if people think--people watching the news, eliot might be thinking that republicans suddenly are going to release that they have to change their stripes, and they have to be different--no, no, no. they're not going to realize that suddenly at all. >> eliot: this was not an epiphany moment for the republican party. you said something interesting. that john boehner may be worried about his speakership. who would challenge him and how likely would it be that they c
what is john boehner's plan. i don't know what he's asking us for. >> yeah, i didn't realize what exactly he was saying. i talked to three or four different people about it, and i heard three or four different interpretations. the republicans in congress, the leaders, boehner is very nervous about whether he's going to maintain his speakership. mitch mcconnell is very nervous about how the senate is going to react to the new situation on capitol hill. it's going to take some time for this...
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any surprise that the president's proposal was outright rejected by speaker boehner? it was an "in your face" proposal to him. >> it was. i'm not surprised. i don't think any of us are surprised it was rejected. i think we're a little surprised, maybe a lot surprised it was put forward in the first place. this is really different. barack obama, this is a really different negotiating posture and position that he is starting from. if we look back to that horrible debt ceiling fiasco from last summer in 2011, i think we all remember how bleak that was that obama started his negotiating position really from a place that met the republicans more than halfway so he was going to be bound to end up meeting them in the final analysis. which is what happened. it was demoralizing. now, after re-election, he has been obviously very embowdenned. he's put forth something -- it is clear they won't accept it. they won't wake up tomorrow morning and think they want more stimulus spending. this is a strong move. >> eliot: it is exactly right. really, the president is almost moving away
any surprise that the president's proposal was outright rejected by speaker boehner? it was an "in your face" proposal to him. >> it was. i'm not surprised. i don't think any of us are surprised it was rejected. i think we're a little surprised, maybe a lot surprised it was put forward in the first place. this is really different. barack obama, this is a really different negotiating posture and position that he is starting from. if we look back to that horrible debt ceiling...
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i think speaker boehner's gained some credibility with his own party. flashback to the payroll chasm cut episode a year ago when he urged his colleagues, this time a year ago. we better extend. his guys said no and of course they were right back here in january, having to agree with the president, which is why i also think right now boehner's real sort of view is probably closercloser than he would say. >> eliot: maybe the best thing for boehner is that allen west lost. >> when you have very vocal members lose, it sends a message. >> eliot: a man who helped create and define (vo) when the clock runs out when the last card is played what will be remembered? explore the lives of the famous and infamous who changed our world forever. experience the drama, back to back to back. of all the hours in all their days, the ones you'll never forget are the final 24. don't miss the final 24 mini-marathon this sunday on current tv. save the best for last. >> every once in a while someone will have the intellectual acutety and integrity to challenge long held beliefs
i think speaker boehner's gained some credibility with his own party. flashback to the payroll chasm cut episode a year ago when he urged his colleagues, this time a year ago. we better extend. his guys said no and of course they were right back here in january, having to agree with the president, which is why i also think right now boehner's real sort of view is probably closercloser than he would say. >> eliot: maybe the best thing for boehner is that allen west lost. >> when you...
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john boehner says he has a jobs plan. the only one who could get a job out of it might be mitt romney. ahead. stay with us. [[vo]]joy behar is coming to current tv for one week only until the fall. what happens if you ask her to tone down her opinions? >>sorry, i can't hear you. what? [[vo]]or tell her she has to stick to a script? and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" phhht! 50% more cash is good ri... what's that. ♪ ♪ you can spell. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? ha ha. ♪ ♪ >> a supreme court rooming in citizens united made this number possible. now it's our number of the day. infinity. while presidential campaigns have limits, super p.a.c.s do not. sheldon adelson gave $10 million to pro-mitt romney groups and said he would have given as much as 100 million for newted gingrich. forbes magazine says he is willing to go limitless against presiden
john boehner says he has a jobs plan. the only one who could get a job out of it might be mitt romney. ahead. stay with us. [[vo]]joy behar is coming to current tv for one week only until the fall. what happens if you ask her to tone down her opinions? >>sorry, i can't hear you. what? [[vo]]or tell her she has to stick to a script? and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" phhht! 50% more cash is good...
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never mind that speaker boehner called the debt ceiling his leverage and speaker boehner voted five times to during the bush presidency, to raise the ceiling to the tune of nearly 4 trillion-dollar. this time he wants the default by the government that he has a moral obligation to support the raising the debt ceiling now. so here is the offer the president should make. i tolerated an unacceptable and improper effort by your house to extract concessions on an issue that should be a simple procedural vote. i will not do that again. i have made many offers, and you have not responded with anything tangible. unless you immediately raise the debt ceiling sufficiently to get us to january 1, 2015 based on current deficit projections we're ceasing all negotiations. i'm happy to have the bush tax cuts expire on january 1st, and then have you explain to the public that you have raised the taxes on all americans and you're playing games merely because you're unwilling to act responsibility. it is time to take the debt ceiling off the table as a negotiating ploy. time to call their bluff recognize t
never mind that speaker boehner called the debt ceiling his leverage and speaker boehner voted five times to during the bush presidency, to raise the ceiling to the tune of nearly 4 trillion-dollar. this time he wants the default by the government that he has a moral obligation to support the raising the debt ceiling now. so here is the offer the president should make. i tolerated an unacceptable and improper effort by your house to extract concessions on an issue that should be a simple...
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>> i think the challenge for boehner. it will be a test for john boehner's leadership to find the votes within his caucus, to meet the president and others halfway. he has got to come halfway. certainly the president has got to come halfway. that's what this is about. >> eliot: i agree with you. the president has already gone halfway. i think they'll end up meeting his number. winning in politics brings consequences. new orleans mayor marc moriel. thank you for coming on the program. i'm joined by the one and only congressman barney frank. congressman, thank you for joining us. >> great to be here. for >> eliot: for all the good well and happy talk is there a deal being framed up right now? >> i don't know. i hope there is. we've known there was substantively, but politically there has to be republicans who understand that sticking with this deficit reduction coming out of domestic programs, and you expand military spending, and you don't increase tax on the wealthy clearly the election said that's not the right way to go
>> i think the challenge for boehner. it will be a test for john boehner's leadership to find the votes within his caucus, to meet the president and others halfway. he has got to come halfway. certainly the president has got to come halfway. that's what this is about. >> eliot: i agree with you. the president has already gone halfway. i think they'll end up meeting his number. winning in politics brings consequences. new orleans mayor marc moriel. thank you for coming on the...
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john boehner says he has a jobs plan. the only one who could get a job out of it migigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigig [[vo]]joy behar is coming to current tv for one week only until the fall. what happens if you ask her to tone down her opinions? >>sorry, i can't hear you. what? [[vo]]or tell her she has to stick to a script? >>forget it. [[vo]]that will never happen on current. >>try to be a little more conservative tonight. and get elected if they don't on back to the middle. david catanese, political reporter at politico. and mcday coppins, political reporter for buzzfeed. gaeme inc. thank gaemezilinsky, thank you for joining . what happened to george prescott bush. >> no, he was jeb bush's son. >> oh, that one. >> the ricky martin look-alike yeah. >> going in another direction. the direction away from his father. i look at her, and i just want to give her everything. yeah you -- you know, everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think about that. relax, relax, relax. loo
john boehner says he has a jobs plan. the only one who could get a job out of it migigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigigig [[vo]]joy behar is coming to current tv for one week only until the fall. what happens if you ask her to tone down her opinions? >>sorry, i can't hear you. what? [[vo]]or tell her she has to stick to a script? >>forget it. [[vo]]that will never happen on current. >>try to be a little more conservative tonight. and get elected if they...
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we're seeing that john boehner knows where his bread is buttered. it's with the conservative part of the republican party, and he needs to do exactly what they want on this issue because that's what the voters on his side of the aisle are demanding. he's putting a line in the sand saying look what happened last time. i want the same thing this time. i want enough cuts and i'm going to hold firm to that. >> eliot: when you say he has to, you mean politically because of the balance of power in the republican house is so tilted to the tea party that is looking forward to the train wreck--or most of us thought it was a train wreck because nothing of substance was gained by this cataclysm that took place. >> this view is very much part of the republican party mainstream. the republican party of six years ago, obviously voted for a lot of debt limit increases and it wasn't an issue for them. the fact that the national debt increased so much, it's more of a pressure in their eyes. i'm not saying that john boehner doesn't think that the republicans shouldn'
we're seeing that john boehner knows where his bread is buttered. it's with the conservative part of the republican party, and he needs to do exactly what they want on this issue because that's what the voters on his side of the aisle are demanding. he's putting a line in the sand saying look what happened last time. i want the same thing this time. i want enough cuts and i'm going to hold firm to that. >> eliot: when you say he has to, you mean politically because of the balance of power...
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this was the damage that john boehner hung over the white house last year. the white house said we're going to put this all in one and boehner said you have to pay me a special price. it would be insane not to come to a resolution on this issue once and for all. >> it's really the only card that he hold. obama has the advantage of letting--going over the cliff and letting it all expire so he starts to get the revenue that he wants. what does boehner have to negotiate? j. >> cenk: this is dr. strangelove territory. this is peter sellers pushing the button. you do this, and you destroy yourself. it's an insane negotiating ploy. it's hard to think that he could push that button. he used it last year and there was a consensus that politically that republicans lost face and lost public support and they were playing with fire. am i misreading this? >> no, because i think part of it, again, we're talking about the markets. it strikes fear in the markets. they say, president obama you better do something because the stock markets and the bond markets are reacting ne
this was the damage that john boehner hung over the white house last year. the white house said we're going to put this all in one and boehner said you have to pay me a special price. it would be insane not to come to a resolution on this issue once and for all. >> it's really the only card that he hold. obama has the advantage of letting--going over the cliff and letting it all expire so he starts to get the revenue that he wants. what does boehner have to negotiate? j. >> cenk:...
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therefore they're not going to go along--even if boehner wants them to go along. both sides the president and democrats on one side, boehner and the republicans are basically maneuvering for bargaining position for what is going to be a long-term negotiation. >> eliot: they're just shadow boxing, i think that's exactly right. i wonder and i'm trying to assess--i have no knowledge of what goes on inside the republican party but i'm trying to discern if boehner has more strength now than he did when this negotiation took place lose yearlastyear. does he have the political strength because his party lost, can he look eric cantor in the eye and other republican leaders in the eye and say we have no choice but to cut a deal that is now on the president's terms? >> i think the strongest bargaining level he has is not so much that the republicans lost the election but beginning january 1st tax rates do go up particularly on the wealthy automatically. that's when the bush tax cut is basically terminated. the president has that bargaining power. essentially in washington d
therefore they're not going to go along--even if boehner wants them to go along. both sides the president and democrats on one side, boehner and the republicans are basically maneuvering for bargaining position for what is going to be a long-term negotiation. >> eliot: they're just shadow boxing, i think that's exactly right. i wonder and i'm trying to assess--i have no knowledge of what goes on inside the republican party but i'm trying to discern if boehner has more strength now than he...
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do you feel sorry for john boehner who has all these circus folks with him? >> i don't. >> eliot: shocking to me. >> look, he has--he's trying to maintain his caucus, and you know, at the end of the day i don't really invest too heavily about the actual persons of these politicians. the fact that you were talking about lindsey graham who pressureperceived-- >> eliot: i was setting him up to tear him down. >> the point is he's facing re-election. the republican electorate that the republicans have nurtured and grown. they have created frankenstein, i've said it before on this program, and basically they're at the mercy of these people. they created this monster and they can't put it back in the bottle. >> eliot: would you agree with sam, they are now the victims of their own creation. they cannot escape the tea party fringe who has knocked out the more moderate voices of the establishment party so they're left with only the fear of the far rate. shame on them. >> i don't mean to put too fine of a point on it, the republican party of this party is demented. i w
do you feel sorry for john boehner who has all these circus folks with him? >> i don't. >> eliot: shocking to me. >> look, he has--he's trying to maintain his caucus, and you know, at the end of the day i don't really invest too heavily about the actual persons of these politicians. the fact that you were talking about lindsey graham who pressureperceived-- >> eliot: i was setting him up to tear him down. >> the point is he's facing re-election. the republican...
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boehner's in a box. he cannot sell to his caucus the idea of raising taxes when those guys ran against raising tasks and they in fact favored lowering them. what you're seeing, he knew he had to put something on the table that appeared to be a counter offer but it's not a serious proposal. it's not specific. >> dealing with john boehner and his proposal is kind of like nailing jell-o to a wall. it falls apart nothing substantive behind it. your right his tax increases can come from the middle class which goes right into the face of the largest problem in our economy, lack of equity, lack of demand. the middle class being squeezed, get the economy going. somehow we forget that problem. that's what trouble's me. >> that's exactly right. this is where i think president obama is doing a really good job staying focused on the fact that we have got to have revenue. they've got to come from the top 2%. that's got to be part of a long term deficit reduction program. if we don't do that, the in equity that you ju
boehner's in a box. he cannot sell to his caucus the idea of raising taxes when those guys ran against raising tasks and they in fact favored lowering them. what you're seeing, he knew he had to put something on the table that appeared to be a counter offer but it's not a serious proposal. it's not specific. >> dealing with john boehner and his proposal is kind of like nailing jell-o to a wall. it falls apart nothing substantive behind it. your right his tax increases can come from the...
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speech. >> john boehner, they voted for it in 2008 and again in 2012 john boehner making a fuss on this is like the man who lost lotto and still demanding
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boehner moved over and opened the door to the final horse trading, where we're getting to a number that the white house is comfortable with and what the republicans are comfortable with for spending cuts. i think republicans will would like to see that maybe go to $500,000, but they'll get to a deal and then a question of spending cuts. the white house is at $1.2 trillion which is more than where the house republicans are but what the republicans generally want are more cuts to social security and medicare. >> eliot: what had been a theological debate that rates could not go up, and hard negotiating around that, they either go up or they don't go up the republicans caved. >> well, john boehner cased. the question is has the entire republican caucus come along with him? i don't think he would have gone to the white house if he wasn't confident that his troops would come along but to move away from the marginal rates increases, he'll get some push back, but is it enough to make the deal questionable. i doubt that's the case but we're not sure for that john boehner could bring the votes ne
boehner moved over and opened the door to the final horse trading, where we're getting to a number that the white house is comfortable with and what the republicans are comfortable with for spending cuts. i think republicans will would like to see that maybe go to $500,000, but they'll get to a deal and then a question of spending cuts. the white house is at $1.2 trillion which is more than where the house republicans are but what the republicans generally want are more cuts to social security...
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22 days left until we go over the so-called fiscal live, and even after president obama and speaker boehner met for the first time in over a month we still appear to be no closer to a deal. but over the weekend, for the first time both sides did seem to be softening the edges of their ideological swords. today in detroit the president continued his campaign-style push for congress to pass tax breaks for those below $250,000 and allow tax breaks for the wealthy to expire. >> a lot of people are putting forth a theory, and i actually think it has merit where you go and give the president the 2% increase that he's talking about, the rate increase on the top 2%. so there is a growing body. actually am beginning to believe that is the best route for to us to take. >> in my view we all agree that we're not going to raise taxes on people who make less than $250,000. we should just take them out of the discussion right now. >> i think if it got to the floor it would carry. >> eliot: as the republicans begin to come around on the tax rates democrats have become open to limited entitlement reform. th
22 days left until we go over the so-called fiscal live, and even after president obama and speaker boehner met for the first time in over a month we still appear to be no closer to a deal. but over the weekend, for the first time both sides did seem to be softening the edges of their ideological swords. today in detroit the president continued his campaign-style push for congress to pass tax breaks for those below $250,000 and allow tax breaks for the wealthy to expire. >> a lot of...
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what's going on in the head of john boehner. >> i'm not sure it's the head of john boehner but the heads of the tea party members who did not read the results of the last election. it's important to realize that the bipartisan bill by republicans and democrats in the senate were passed extending the tax cuts for those making under $250,000, and fixes the amg which we have not spent much time talking about. that expired december 31st of last year. unless we fix that this year there will be a rude awakening for about 60 million middle class families who all of a sudden will see themselves paying more in taxes. so there is no--there is no reason for this high drama that we're going through right now. >> eliot: that's exactly right. now one has to differentiate between what is public and the statement that speaker boehner is making and the notion that they would send that bill up to the white house extend it permanently cannot be their negotiating position right now. but they have not publicly agreed the higher rates for the wealthy, and they have not agreed to pass the bill for the 98% givi
what's going on in the head of john boehner. >> i'm not sure it's the head of john boehner but the heads of the tea party members who did not read the results of the last election. it's important to realize that the bipartisan bill by republicans and democrats in the senate were passed extending the tax cuts for those making under $250,000, and fixes the amg which we have not spent much time talking about. that expired december 31st of last year. unless we fix that this year there will be...
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>> eliot: we have not seen john boehner cry recently. i'm sure we will when his repeal obama-care is not passed by the senate. politicaller donors, why don't they say who they are. that's next. mix. >>now it's your turn at the only online forum with a direct line to eliot spitzer. >>join the debate now. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" phhht! 50% more cash is good ri... what's that. ♪ ♪ you can spell. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? ha ha. ♪ ♪ view sunlight is the best disinfectant. that's the guiding principle behind the disclose act. democratic-sponsored legislation that would require organizations like super pacs, labor unions and corporations spending over $10,000 in an election cycle to report the identities of their deep-pocketed donors under the federal election commission within 24 hours. under current law hundreds of millions of dollars have been fun
>> eliot: we have not seen john boehner cry recently. i'm sure we will when his repeal obama-care is not passed by the senate. politicaller donors, why don't they say who they are. that's next. mix. >>now it's your turn at the only online forum with a direct line to eliot spitzer. >>join the debate now. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" phhht! 50% more cash is good ri... what's that....
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speaker boehner's offer was a million. so in the natural course of a compromise if it ends up at $500,000 $600,000, that is not where it should be in your view. >> if you live in san francisco or new york city, it might seem like $250,000 or $300,000 is not very much but listen, in terms of the nation as a whole the median wage is around $50,000. the median family income is close to $58,000. i mean anybody earning over $250,000 is very wealthy in terms of the country as a whole. if you push it up to $400,000, those people between $250,000 and $400,000 are not going to have any tax increase at all. if you push it up above $400,000 toward the $1 million mark, speaker boehner is putting out there, you know, you're going to have a very relatively small tax increase in terms of the number of people affected, very little revenues will be raised relative to what otherwise could be raised. >> eliot: in return for this threshold that's too high, as you just stated, the president is putting social security and medicare on the table.
speaker boehner's offer was a million. so in the natural course of a compromise if it ends up at $500,000 $600,000, that is not where it should be in your view. >> if you live in san francisco or new york city, it might seem like $250,000 or $300,000 is not very much but listen, in terms of the nation as a whole the median wage is around $50,000. the median family income is close to $58,000. i mean anybody earning over $250,000 is very wealthy in terms of the country as a whole. if you...
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we can't feel sorry for him he would be minority speaker boehner if it weren't for the tea party, but he would achieve governance now and then. >> you're so right in the way you describe one of our
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. >> john boehner did when john boehner is your moral super that's like taxing wesley snipes. a very rich businessman is running for her seat in minnesota, this kind of gaffe may make conservative folks over there donate to someone else. she's there-- >> eliot: you love her. >> i want her to be president. i would eye a yacht if she was president. i'm a comedian. she makes others look sane and relevant. >> eliot: and gw, did it bring back good memories. >> as a comedy, yes. the first non-buffoon in a generation. i love george w. bush, you never knew what was going to come out of his mouth when they let the free world leader speak on his own. when he promotes the book he never really didn't write. >> eliot: how do you know that? >> whoa whoa, first off it's called "the decider": then he said parts of it were lifted from other peoples, his aide's books. he plagiarized the book. >> eliot: i read it. >> this book is not him. he wrote the forward. this is george bush's notebook on how to fix the economy. >> eliot: i wondered about that choosing that as the topic. >> he was being hum
. >> john boehner did when john boehner is your moral super that's like taxing wesley snipes. a very rich businessman is running for her seat in minnesota, this kind of gaffe may make conservative folks over there donate to someone else. she's there-- >> eliot: you love her. >> i want her to be president. i would eye a yacht if she was president. i'm a comedian. she makes others look sane and relevant. >> eliot: and gw, did it bring back good memories. >> as a...
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he's enconsed with john boehner. he's got the reminder that people want adult leadership in the room. that's where his comfort zone usually is. >> i sort of thought that this tragedy might bring somewhat more adult nature to the conversation on the fiscal cliff and that we might get a more sort of stable and understandable resolution quicker. that's not happening. we're back at the exact same kind of partisan breakdown we had on the debt ceiling. ultimately they reach the divide and get to a deal that can pass. in terms of easing the tone in washington, that's not happening. >> eliot: that lasted 72 hours. it seems to me you're both right. public wants compromise but the public also wants the president to fight. he continues to articulate that agenda. the public will be with him and so yes you put up a good fight and then you did close the deal but if you close the deal without articulating and fighting first then there will be dispace of support within his base. that's something he cannot afford. joe williams, ben w
he's enconsed with john boehner. he's got the reminder that people want adult leadership in the room. that's where his comfort zone usually is. >> i sort of thought that this tragedy might bring somewhat more adult nature to the conversation on the fiscal cliff and that we might get a more sort of stable and understandable resolution quicker. that's not happening. we're back at the exact same kind of partisan breakdown we had on the debt ceiling. ultimately they reach the divide and get...
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> eliot: we have not seen john boehner cry recently. i'm sure we will when his repeal obama-care is not passed by the if you missed joy behar one week only... >>hey, time flies when you're having fun. >>don't worry because she'll be back. >>where are the lefties besides on current tv? >>joy behar is getting her own show coming to current tv this fall. take the gamble out of stain removal. only resolve all-stains has two formula chambers to remove all types of stains. using shout or oxiclean? that's just playing the odds. don't chance it, resolve it. see a resolve difference [ beads rattling ] [ male announcer ] spearmint that tingles as you chew. stimulate your senses. 5 gum. now in micro pack. of sununu, you're wrong. mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our hey joe? yeah? is this a bad time? no, i can talk. great -- it's the 9th inning and your hair still looks amazing. well, it starts with a healthy scalp. that's why i use head and shoulders for men. the
> eliot: we have not seen john boehner cry recently. i'm sure we will when his repeal obama-care is not passed by the if you missed joy behar one week only... >>hey, time flies when you're having fun. >>don't worry because she'll be back. >>where are the lefties besides on current tv? >>joy behar is getting her own show coming to current tv this fall. take the gamble out of stain removal. only resolve all-stains has two formula chambers to remove all types of stains....
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not to be outdone speaker boehner announced that house republicans would be making similar appearances across the country, going to small businesses to speak about the "threat to jobs posed by congressional democrats" small business tax hike. while members of congress plan to take their case to the american people, the afl-cio is planning to take the american people to members of congress sending 33 local union leaders to capitol hill to push members of congress to let the bush tax cuts expire and leave social security untouched. one positive to emerge from negotiations so far has been that for the first time in recent memory, republicans have expressed an openness to increased revenues which means the choke hold grover norquist and his tax pledge held on republicans may be loosening. frank bruni thinks republicans devolved into dummies and nor west was their ventriloquist. not everyone saw norquist as the cause of the problem. defending him truth is that mr. norquist doesn't have such power. the voters do. he had the wit to channel the electorate's limited government beliefs into a si
not to be outdone speaker boehner announced that house republicans would be making similar appearances across the country, going to small businesses to speak about the "threat to jobs posed by congressional democrats" small business tax hike. while members of congress plan to take their case to the american people, the afl-cio is planning to take the american people to members of congress sending 33 local union leaders to capitol hill to push members of congress to let the bush tax...
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this morning, surprisingly placing the blame on president obama, speaker boehner was pessimistic about the possibility that the cliff could be avoided. >> i'm not confident at all. listen, the house has done its job. on both the sequester and on the looming tax hikes that will cost our economy some 700,000 jobs. the senate at some point has to act. on both of these where's the president? where's the leadership? absent without leave. >> eliot: also seemingly absent, any sense of bipartisanship in washington. the only point of agreement heading over the cliff would be a disaster, despite fed chairman bernanke's action inaction could knock us into ary session and we could be facing another rating downgrade. all of the washington players appear more intent on using the crisis to earn political points. joining me is ben white, economy reporter for politico and imogen webber, co-author of the twitter diaries. ben, what are the constituent parts of this fiscal cliff? >> you've got three pieces of it. you've got the bush tax cuts passed in 2001 and 2003 which are rates on all earners. you've g
this morning, surprisingly placing the blame on president obama, speaker boehner was pessimistic about the possibility that the cliff could be avoided. >> i'm not confident at all. listen, the house has done its job. on both the sequester and on the looming tax hikes that will cost our economy some 700,000 jobs. the senate at some point has to act. on both of these where's the president? where's the leadership? absent without leave. >> eliot: also seemingly absent, any sense of...
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i hope boehner starts to attack what you perceive as their strength. it will force the democrats to stand up for more traditional what we associate with the democratic party, which is we're going to protector things like social security, medicare and we'll go further with more progressive taxation and expand social security because frankly it makes sense to do so at this point. >> cenk: the argument that paul krugman, who i come back to frequently because he has been about the only economist who has been right at every stage from pre-cataclysm through now wait a minute weynes was right. he's basically saying the social safety net is what we need to build a middle class and create the assumption and create jobs. >> we can create medicare and the government can provide less money for seniors. in the end it comes out of their kids pockets. you're basically allowing for a tremendous amount of income inequality to continue in this country, and hopefully this will push the democrats to the left. if the republicans at least nominally shed some of these more s
i hope boehner starts to attack what you perceive as their strength. it will force the democrats to stand up for more traditional what we associate with the democratic party, which is we're going to protector things like social security, medicare and we'll go further with more progressive taxation and expand social security because frankly it makes sense to do so at this point. >> cenk: the argument that paul krugman, who i come back to frequently because he has been about the only...
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what speaker boehner and president obama need to know about tax rates next on "viewpoint." the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. [ male announcer ] red lobster's crabfest ends soon. hurry in and try five succulent entrees like our tender snow crab paired with savory garlic shrimp. just $12.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently. and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99. salads, sandwiches, and more. >> eliot: on the 18 -- only 18 days remain until we go over the so-called fiscal cliff and with congress once again heading home after another grueling two-day work week, president obama met once again with speaker boehner. while the president keeps talking about revenues, speaker boehner focuses on expenditures and it is hard to tell if any progress is being made. the main sticking point remains over the issue of tax rates for the wealthy. but according to a recent poll, 76% of the country including 61% of republicans agree that raising tax on the wealthy should be part of any fiscal deliver deal. for more,
what speaker boehner and president obama need to know about tax rates next on "viewpoint." the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. [ male announcer ] red lobster's crabfest ends soon. hurry in and try five succulent entrees like our tender snow crab paired with savory garlic shrimp. just $12.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently. and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99. salads, sandwiches, and more. >>...
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okay boehner misspoke. he later issued a clarification saying that the president is blaming others for failing to respond to the drought. but republicans have a developed mindless habit of blaming obama first and then sometimes correcting later on. 1cccm00426 scussion of what paul ryan's selection as running mate means in the selection of the mitt romney campaign, there is a direct impact on the direction of the entire nation. in florida connie mack faces an uphill battle in november as he goes against two-term democratic senator bill nelson. and linda mcmahon crushed sha sending close to $20 million. still that's small potatoes compared to $50 million that mcmahon spent in the 2010 senate bid. and a 70-year-old four-term governor tommy thompson held off challengers to eke out a victory. he moves on to battle tammy baldwin to see who will be elected for the retiring senator herb cole's seat. here with us, david catnee. thanks for joining us tonight. >> good evening eliot. >> eliot: let's set the stage. how
okay boehner misspoke. he later issued a clarification saying that the president is blaming others for failing to respond to the drought. but republicans have a developed mindless habit of blaming obama first and then sometimes correcting later on. 1cccm00426 scussion of what paul ryan's selection as running mate means in the selection of the mitt romney campaign, there is a direct impact on the direction of the entire nation. in florida connie mack faces an uphill battle in november as he goes...
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i'll wash john boehner's car. i'll walk mitch mcconnell's dog. politically direct lineup. only on current tv. vote smart. our democracy depends on an informed electorate. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> winds are getting rough. streets are starting to flood as we get closer to high tide. it's likely that we're going to see flooding in this area. we'll go inside where it's safer. in that situation i will see what is going on, and figure out what the next step is going to be. >> cenk: you're looking at the citizen journalist we've used before. he's now in new york. you're seeing pictures of flooding in new york. this has just barely made landfall in new jersey. unfortunately, we also have our first fatality in queens. we had one in maryland. this was a fallen tree because of a storm. now another fatality in queens. that's the update on the storm. now let's turn to the campaign again. they endorse mitt romney. what on god's green earth were they thinking? their editor rick green was talking on msnbc and he had this explanation. >> there seems to be a gri
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remember how house speaker john boehner held the debt payment hostage in 2011? well, he has threatened to do it again. this ads up to one big fiscal mill stone around our necks. so here is my modest proposal for the people who can solve this. first get away from the cameras. second, start right now. representatives from the white house, speaker boehner, and harry reid shout start meeting and talking today without the politicking and posturing away from the prioring eyes of the media. they need to speak like real people so agreements can be reached right after the election, before the debt ceiling deadline. as a nation we must stay far back from the edge of this hey don't worry, e-trade's got a totally new investing dashboard. everything's on one page. i'm watching you. oh yeah? well i'm watching you, watching him. [ male announcer ] try the new 360 investing dashboard at e-trade. ♪ ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cho
remember how house speaker john boehner held the debt payment hostage in 2011? well, he has threatened to do it again. this ads up to one big fiscal mill stone around our necks. so here is my modest proposal for the people who can solve this. first get away from the cameras. second, start right now. representatives from the white house, speaker boehner, and harry reid shout start meeting and talking today without the politicking and posturing away from the prioring eyes of the media. they need...
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i think a lot of conservative policies wonks hope this is the sort of thing that speaker boehner will glom on to, and that obama will say look, it's not my preferred way to get 1 trillion from wealthy americans but it does get me there. it doesn't have a huge impact on the middle class and can avoid a big fight and gives up on the rate increases. i don't think obama is going to give up on the rate increases that easily because they have been so central to his--both of his political campaigns as president even though you know at the end of the day he would end up at the same revenue baseline that he's looking for. it would appear to his base he's supporters like a pretty big cave. >> eliot: i think you're right. after the strength of his commentary and since the election where increasing rates has become the mantra, the line in the sand that people expect him to toe and stay very strict on. anything that backs off from that would require extensive preparation and conversation with his base. i'm not sure he's preparing the base for that right now. added to what we're talking about right
i think a lot of conservative policies wonks hope this is the sort of thing that speaker boehner will glom on to, and that obama will say look, it's not my preferred way to get 1 trillion from wealthy americans but it does get me there. it doesn't have a huge impact on the middle class and can avoid a big fight and gives up on the rate increases. i don't think obama is going to give up on the rate increases that easily because they have been so central to his--both of his political campaigns as...
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who knows what will happen, it's up to john boehner if we come back at all. the fact is if they're going to do something the time is now to do it. they can pull a rabbit out of the house. you know the legislative process as well as i do, but the fact is it does not look good. they walked past an opportunity to do what republicans and democrats agree on, or we say we do to maintain the tax breaks to beam below the $250,000, and let it expire for people above that threshold the top 2%. i think that this may well be, you know, the end of it, at least until the election. all the tax cuts expire at the end of the year. a lot will turn on the election. if we win the election, as i believe we will, if they expire, then we'll pass the tax cut and get our way any way. of course, that's a high-stakes gamble. i wish we could settle on what they say we say agree on now. >> eliot: that would be great. as i said, there is an agreement that the republicans refuseed to shake hands on it, and now we're off until november, december, january, and the harm to the economy and the
who knows what will happen, it's up to john boehner if we come back at all. the fact is if they're going to do something the time is now to do it. they can pull a rabbit out of the house. you know the legislative process as well as i do, but the fact is it does not look good. they walked past an opportunity to do what republicans and democrats agree on, or we say we do to maintain the tax breaks to beam below the $250,000, and let it expire for people above that threshold the top 2%. i think...
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house speaker john boehner, for instance, is outraged just listen to him last april talking about the impending fight over women's health. >> this is a war on women entirely created by my colleagues across the aisle for political gain. >> eliot: you can't blame the man. no one likes to be told that they're waging hostilities against half the population, some might say the better half. if republicans don't want us to think that there is a war why oh why do they keep attacking. in mississippi where the state's only remaining abortion clinic was barely allowed to stay open today. a federal judge extended a temporary order that keeps open the jackson women's health organization. mississippi said that the abortion providers must have certain requirement that they know cannot be done. just listen to mississippi representatives, lester carpenter as he bragged about the law to a g.o.p. meeting in alcorn county. this is the attitude about the damage that it might do to women. >> and of course there you have% the other side. well the poor pitiful woman that can't afford to go out of the state a
house speaker john boehner, for instance, is outraged just listen to him last april talking about the impending fight over women's health. >> this is a war on women entirely created by my colleagues across the aisle for political gain. >> eliot: you can't blame the man. no one likes to be told that they're waging hostilities against half the population, some might say the better half. if republicans don't want us to think that there is a war why oh why do they keep attacking. in...